Oakfield Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Oakfield Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Fylde, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 31 October 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
31 October 2016record last updated
Fyldecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 1 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Source
- Planning authority
- Fylde
- Planning application reference
- 14/0811
- Site area
- 11.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Oakfield Farm, Preston
- Council area (by location)
- Fylde
- Time to decision
- 10 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6230
Who decides
| Applications | Fylde | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 16 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Marsh Farm, Preston New Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | application submitted | 1.6 |
| Cooper House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.4 |
| Penwortham Sub Station | battery storage | 50 | permission expired | 4.4 |
| Penwortham | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Howick Hall Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Newfold Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.2 |
| Lower House Farm, Lewth Lane Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Land off Moss Side Lane | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Bilsborrow Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.9 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.7719, -2.8103).